Craft of Preaching

Paul, Matt and Mike discuss preaching from Luke 7 
 
Check out more resources at The Craft of Preaching 
http://craftofpreaching.org 
 
Rev. Paul Koch is pastor at Grace Lutheran in Ventura Ca. 
http://gracelutheranventura.com/ 
Editor for Craft of Preaching 
http://craftofpreaching.org 
And The Jagged Word 
http://thejaggedword.com 
Cohost of the podcast Ringside with the Preachermen 
https://ringsidepreachers.com/ 
 
Rev. Matt Nolte is pastor of both St Paul in Agoura Hills Ca. and Redeemer in Thousand Oaks. 
http://www.stpaulagoura.com/home.html 
http://redeemer1000oaks.com/index.html 
 
Rev. Mike Schultze is pastor of Peace Lutheran Church in Camarillo Ca. 
https://www.peacecamarillo.com/

Paul, Matt and Mike discuss preaching from Luke 7

Check out more resources at The Craft of Preaching
http://craftofpreaching.org

Rev. Paul Koch is pastor at Grace Lutheran in Ventura Ca.
http://gracelutheranventura.com/
Editor for Craft of Preaching
http://craftofpreaching.org
And The Jagged Word
http://thejaggedword.com
Cohost of the podcast Ringside with the Preachermen
https://ringsidepreachers.com/

Rev. Matt Nolte is pastor of both St Paul in Agoura Hills Ca. and Redeemer in Thousand Oaks.
http://www.stpaulagoura.com/home.html
http://redeemer1000oaks.com/index.html

Rev. Mike Schultze is pastor of Peace Lutheran Church in Camarillo Ca.
https://www.peacecamarillo.com/

Shall We Look for Another? Luke 7:18-28

Paul, Matt and Mike discuss the arrival of John the Baptist and his role in preaching during Advent. 
 
Check out more resources at The Craft of Preaching 
http://craftofpreaching.org 
 
Rev. Paul Koch is pastor at Grace Lutheran in Ventura Ca. 
http://gracelutheranventura.com/ 
Editor for Craft of Preaching 
http://craftofpreaching.org 
And The Jagged Word 
http://thejaggedword.com 
Cohost of the podcast Ringside with the Preachermen 
https://ringsidepreachers.com/ 
 
Rev. Matt Nolte is pastor of both St Paul in Agoura Hills Ca. and Redeemer in Thousand Oaks. 
http://www.stpaulagoura.com/home.html 
http://redeemer1000oaks.com/index.html 
 
Rev. Mike Schultze is pastor of Peace Lutheran Church in Camarillo Ca. 
https://www.peacecamarillo.com/

Paul, Matt and Mike discuss the arrival of John the Baptist and his role in preaching during Advent.

Check out more resources at The Craft of Preaching
http://craftofpreaching.org

Rev. Paul Koch is pastor at Grace Lutheran in Ventura Ca.
http://gracelutheranventura.com/
Editor for Craft of Preaching
http://craftofpreaching.org
And The Jagged Word
http://thejaggedword.com
Cohost of the podcast Ringside with the Preachermen
https://ringsidepreachers.com/

Rev. Matt Nolte is pastor of both St Paul in Agoura Hills Ca. and Redeemer in Thousand Oaks.
http://www.stpaulagoura.com/home.html
http://redeemer1000oaks.com/index.html

Rev. Mike Schultze is pastor of Peace Lutheran Church in Camarillo Ca.
https://www.peacecamarillo.com/

What Would John the Baptist Do? Luke 3:1-14

Paul, Matt and Mike take a look at preaching the Triumphal Entry as we begin the Advent season.

The King Has Come! Luke 19:28-40

Paul, Matt and Mike discuss preaching on the Last Sunday of the Church Year. 
 
Check out more resources at The Craft of Preaching 
http://craftofpreaching.org 
 
Rev. Paul Koch is pastor at Grace Lutheran in Ventura Ca. 
http://gracelutheranventura.com/ 
Editor for Craft of Preaching 
http://craftofpreaching.org 
And The Jagged Word 
http://thejaggedword.com 
Cohost of the podcast Ringside with the Preachermen 
https://ringsidepreachers.com/ 
 
Rev. Matt Nolte is pastor of both St Paul in Agoura Hills Ca. and Redeemer in Thousand Oaks. 
http://www.stpaulagoura.com/home.html 
http://redeemer1000oaks.com/index.html 
 
Rev. Mike Schultze is pastor of Peace Lutheran Church in Camarillo Ca. 
https://www.peacecamarillo.com/

Paul, Matt and Mike discuss preaching on the Last Sunday of the Church Year.

Check out more resources at The Craft of Preaching
http://craftofpreaching.org

Rev. Paul Koch is pastor at Grace Lutheran in Ventura Ca.
http://gracelutheranventura.com/
Editor for Craft of Preaching
http://craftofpreaching.org
And The Jagged Word
http://thejaggedword.com
Cohost of the podcast Ringside with the Preachermen
https://ringsidepreachers.com/

Rev. Matt Nolte is pastor of both St Paul in Agoura Hills Ca. and Redeemer in Thousand Oaks.
http://www.stpaulagoura.com/home.html
http://redeemer1000oaks.com/index.html

Rev. Mike Schultze is pastor of Peace Lutheran Church in Camarillo Ca.
https://www.peacecamarillo.com/

Not of This World: John 18:33-37

Paul, Matt and Mike take a look at preaching on the famous story of the widow's mite. 
 
Check out more resources at The Craft of Preaching 
http://craftofpreaching.org 
 
Rev. Paul Koch is pastor at Grace Lutheran in Ventura Ca. 
http://gracelutheranventura.com/ 
Editor for Craft of Preaching 
http://craftofpreaching.org 
And The Jagged Word 
http://thejaggedword.com 
Cohost of the podcast Ringside with the Preachermen 
https://ringsidepreachers.com/ 
 
Rev. Matt Nolte is pastor of both St Paul in Agoura Hills Ca. and Redeemer in Thousand Oaks. 
http://www.stpaulagoura.com/home.html 
http://redeemer1000oaks.com/index.html 
 
Rev. Mike Schultze is pastor of Peace Lutheran Church in Camarillo Ca. 
https://www.peacecamarillo.com/

Paul, Matt and Mike take a look at preaching on the famous story of the widow's mite.

Check out more resources at The Craft of Preaching
http://craftofpreaching.org

Rev. Paul Koch is pastor at Grace Lutheran in Ventura Ca.
http://gracelutheranventura.com/
Editor for Craft of Preaching
http://craftofpreaching.org
And The Jagged Word
http://thejaggedword.com
Cohost of the podcast Ringside with the Preachermen
https://ringsidepreachers.com/

Rev. Matt Nolte is pastor of both St Paul in Agoura Hills Ca. and Redeemer in Thousand Oaks.
http://www.stpaulagoura.com/home.html
http://redeemer1000oaks.com/index.html

Rev. Mike Schultze is pastor of Peace Lutheran Church in Camarillo Ca.
https://www.peacecamarillo.com/

Giving Everything: Mark 12:38-44

Paul and Matt discuss preaching about the centrality of the Word for Reformation Sunday! 
 
Check out more resources at The Craft of Preaching 
http://craftofpreaching.org 
 
Rev. Paul Koch is pastor at Grace Lutheran in Ventura Ca. 
http://gracelutheranventura.com/ 
Editor for Craft of Preaching 
http://craftofpreaching.org 
And The Jagged Word 
http://thejaggedword.com 
Cohost of the podcast Ringside with the Preachermen 
https://ringsidepreachers.com/ 
 
Rev. Matt Nolte is pastor of both St Paul in Agoura Hills Ca. and Redeemer in Thousand Oaks. 
http://www.stpaulagoura.com/home.html 
http://redeemer1000oaks.com/index.html

Paul and Matt discuss preaching about the centrality of the Word for Reformation Sunday!

Check out more resources at The Craft of Preaching
http://craftofpreaching.org

Rev. Paul Koch is pastor at Grace Lutheran in Ventura Ca.
http://gracelutheranventura.com/
Editor for Craft of Preaching
http://craftofpreaching.org
And The Jagged Word
http://thejaggedword.com
Cohost of the podcast Ringside with the Preachermen
https://ringsidepreachers.com/

Rev. Matt Nolte is pastor of both St Paul in Agoura Hills Ca. and Redeemer in Thousand Oaks.
http://www.stpaulagoura.com/home.html
http://redeemer1000oaks.com/index.html

Reformation Day! John 8:31-36

Paul, Matt and Mike are joined by Matt Knauss live at our district pastor's conference to discuss preaching this challenging text. 
 
Check out more resources at The Craft of Preaching 
http://craftofpreaching.org 
 
Rev. Paul Koch is pastor at Grace Lutheran in Ventura Ca. 
http://gracelutheranventura.com/ 
Editor for Craft of Preaching 
http://craftofpreaching.org 
And The Jagged Word 
http://thejaggedword.com 
Cohost of the podcast Ringside with the Preachermen 
https://ringsidepreachers.com/ 
 
Rev. Matt Nolte is pastor of both St Paul in Agoura Hills Ca. and Redeemer in Thousand Oaks. 
http://www.stpaulagoura.com/home.html 
http://redeemer1000oaks.com/index.html 
 
Rev. Mike Schultze is pastor of Peace Lutheran Church in Camarillo Ca. 
https://www.peacecamarillo.com/ 
 
Rev. Matt Knauss is pastor of Community Lutheran Church in Escondito Ca. 
http://www.clcfamily.org/

Paul, Matt and Mike are joined by Matt Knauss live at our district pastor's conference to discuss preaching this challenging text.

Check out more resources at The Craft of Preaching
http://craftofpreaching.org

Rev. Paul Koch is pastor at Grace Lutheran in Ventura Ca.
http://gracelutheranventura.com/
Editor for Craft of Preaching
http://craftofpreaching.org
And The Jagged Word
http://thejaggedword.com
Cohost of the podcast Ringside with the Preachermen
https://ringsidepreachers.com/

Rev. Matt Nolte is pastor of both St Paul in Agoura Hills Ca. and Redeemer in Thousand Oaks.
http://www.stpaulagoura.com/home.html
http://redeemer1000oaks.com/index.html

Rev. Mike Schultze is pastor of Peace Lutheran Church in Camarillo Ca.
https://www.peacecamarillo.com/

Rev. Matt Knauss is pastor of Community Lutheran Church in Escondito Ca.
http://www.clcfamily.org/

How Difficult? Mark 10:23-31

Paul, Matt and Mike discuss preaching on the story of the rich young man. 
 
Check out more resources at The Craft of Preaching 
http://craftofpreaching.org 
 
Rev. Paul Koch is pastor at Grace Lutheran in Ventura Ca. 
http://gracelutheranventura.com/ 
Editor for Craft of Preaching 
http://craftofpreaching.org 
And The Jagged Word 
http://thejaggedword.com 
Cohost of the podcast Ringside with the Preachermen 
https://ringsidepreachers.com/ 
 
Rev. Matt Nolte is pastor of both St Paul in Agoura Hills Ca. and Redeemer in Thousand Oaks. 
http://www.stpaulagoura.com/home.html 
http://redeemer1000oaks.com/index.html 
 
Rev. Mike Schultze is pastor of Peace Lutheran Church in Camarillo Ca. 
https://www.peacecamarillo.com/

Paul, Matt and Mike discuss preaching on the story of the rich young man.

Check out more resources at The Craft of Preaching
http://craftofpreaching.org

Rev. Paul Koch is pastor at Grace Lutheran in Ventura Ca.
http://gracelutheranventura.com/
Editor for Craft of Preaching
http://craftofpreaching.org
And The Jagged Word
http://thejaggedword.com
Cohost of the podcast Ringside with the Preachermen
https://ringsidepreachers.com/

Rev. Matt Nolte is pastor of both St Paul in Agoura Hills Ca. and Redeemer in Thousand Oaks.
http://www.stpaulagoura.com/home.html
http://redeemer1000oaks.com/index.html

Rev. Mike Schultze is pastor of Peace Lutheran Church in Camarillo Ca.
https://www.peacecamarillo.com/

Tough Love! Mark 10:17-22

A difficult text for our age, but one that ought to be preached. Paul, Matt and Mike take a look at the beginning of Mark 10 
 
Check out more resources at The Craft of Preaching 
http://craftofpreaching.org 
 
Rev. Paul Koch is pastor at Grace Lutheran in Ventura Ca. 
http://gracelutheranventura.com/ 
Editor for Craft of Preaching 
http://craftofpreaching.org 
And The Jagged Word 
http://thejaggedword.com 
Cohost of the podcast Ringside with the Preachermen 
https://ringsidepreachers.com/ 
 
Rev. Matt Nolte is pastor of both St Paul in Agoura Hills Ca. and Redeemer in Thousand Oaks. 
http://www.stpaulagoura.com/home.html 
http://redeemer1000oaks.com/index.html 
 
Rev. Mike Schultze is pastor of Peace Lutheran Church in Camarillo Ca. 
https://www.peacecamarillo.com/

A difficult text for our age, but one that ought to be preached. Paul, Matt and Mike take a look at the beginning of Mark 10

Check out more resources at The Craft of Preaching
http://craftofpreaching.org

Rev. Paul Koch is pastor at Grace Lutheran in Ventura Ca.
http://gracelutheranventura.com/
Editor for Craft of Preaching
http://craftofpreaching.org
And The Jagged Word
http://thejaggedword.com
Cohost of the podcast Ringside with the Preachermen
https://ringsidepreachers.com/

Rev. Matt Nolte is pastor of both St Paul in Agoura Hills Ca. and Redeemer in Thousand Oaks.
http://www.stpaulagoura.com/home.html
http://redeemer1000oaks.com/index.html

Rev. Mike Schultze is pastor of Peace Lutheran Church in Camarillo Ca.
https://www.peacecamarillo.com/

Married With Children: Mark 10:2-16

Paul, Matt and Mike have a great discussion on preaching a very challenging and complicated text. Enjoy! 
 
Check out more resources at The Craft of Preaching 
http://craftofpreaching.org 
 
Rev. Paul Koch is pastor at Grace Lutheran in Ventura Ca. 
http://gracelutheranventura.com/ 
Editor for Craft of Preaching 
http://craftofpreaching.org 
And The Jagged Word 
http://thejaggedword.com 
Cohost of the podcast Ringside with the Preachermen 
https://ringsidepreachers.com/ 
 
Rev. Matt Nolte is pastor of both St Paul in Agoura Hills Ca. and Redeemer in Thousand Oaks. 
http://www.stpaulagoura.com/home.html 
http://redeemer1000oaks.com/index.html 
 
Rev. Mike Schultze is pastor of Peace Lutheran Church in Camarillo Ca. 
https://www.peacecamarillo.com/

Paul, Matt and Mike have a great discussion on preaching a very challenging and complicated text. Enjoy!

Check out more resources at The Craft of Preaching
http://craftofpreaching.org

Rev. Paul Koch is pastor at Grace Lutheran in Ventura Ca.
http://gracelutheranventura.com/
Editor for Craft of Preaching
http://craftofpreaching.org
And The Jagged Word
http://thejaggedword.com
Cohost of the podcast Ringside with the Preachermen
https://ringsidepreachers.com/

Rev. Matt Nolte is pastor of both St Paul in Agoura Hills Ca. and Redeemer in Thousand Oaks.
http://www.stpaulagoura.com/home.html
http://redeemer1000oaks.com/index.html

Rev. Mike Schultze is pastor of Peace Lutheran Church in Camarillo Ca.
https://www.peacecamarillo.com/

Defending the Little Ones! Mark 9:38-50

Paul, Matt and Mike have a great discussion on preaching this challenging text. 
Check out more resources at The Craft of Preaching 
http://craftofpreaching.org 
 
Rev. Paul Koch is pastor at Grace Lutheran in Ventura Ca. 
http://gracelutheranventura.com/ 
Editor for Craft of Preaching 
http://craftofpreaching.org 
And The Jagged Word 
http://thejaggedword.com 
Cohost of the podcast Ringside with the Preachermen 
https://ringsidepreachers.com/ 
 
Rev. Matt Nolte is pastor of both St Paul in Agoura Hills Ca. and Redeemer in Thousand Oaks. 
http://www.stpaulagoura.com/home.html 
http://redeemer1000oaks.com/index.html 
 
Rev. Mike Schultze is pastor of Peace Lutheran Church in Camarillo Ca. 
https://www.peacecamarillo.com/

Paul, Matt and Mike have a great discussion on preaching this challenging text.
Check out more resources at The Craft of Preaching
http://craftofpreaching.org

Rev. Paul Koch is pastor at Grace Lutheran in Ventura Ca.
http://gracelutheranventura.com/
Editor for Craft of Preaching
http://craftofpreaching.org
And The Jagged Word
http://thejaggedword.com
Cohost of the podcast Ringside with the Preachermen
https://ringsidepreachers.com/

Rev. Matt Nolte is pastor of both St Paul in Agoura Hills Ca. and Redeemer in Thousand Oaks.
http://www.stpaulagoura.com/home.html
http://redeemer1000oaks.com/index.html

Rev. Mike Schultze is pastor of Peace Lutheran Church in Camarillo Ca.
https://www.peacecamarillo.com/

Help our Unbelief! Mark 9:14-29

Paul, Matt, Mike and Ernie discuss how one might approach preaching this challenging word from our Lord. 
 
Check out more resources at The Craft of Preaching 
http://craftofpreaching.org 
 
Rev. Paul Koch is pastor at Grace Lutheran in Ventura Ca. 
http://gracelutheranventura.com/ 
Editor for Craft of Preaching 
http://craftofpreaching.org 
And The Jagged Word 
http://thejaggedword.com 
Cohost of the podcast Ringside with the Preachermen 
https://ringsidepreachers.com/ 
 
Rev. Matt Nolte is pastor of both St Paul in Agoura Hills Ca. and Redeemer in Thousand Oaks. 
http://www.stpaulagoura.com/home.html 
http://redeemer1000oaks.com/index.html 
 
Rev. Mike Schultze is pastor of Peace Lutheran Church in Camarillo Ca. 
https://www.peacecamarillo.com/ 
 
Rev. Ernie Jeong is pastor of Faith Lutheran Church in Moorpark Ca. 
https://www.faithmoorpark.com/

Paul, Matt, Mike and Ernie discuss how one might approach preaching this challenging word from our Lord.

Check out more resources at The Craft of Preaching
http://craftofpreaching.org

Rev. Paul Koch is pastor at Grace Lutheran in Ventura Ca.
http://gracelutheranventura.com/
Editor for Craft of Preaching
http://craftofpreaching.org
And The Jagged Word
http://thejaggedword.com
Cohost of the podcast Ringside with the Preachermen
https://ringsidepreachers.com/

Rev. Matt Nolte is pastor of both St Paul in Agoura Hills Ca. and Redeemer in Thousand Oaks.
http://www.stpaulagoura.com/home.html
http://redeemer1000oaks.com/index.html

Rev. Mike Schultze is pastor of Peace Lutheran Church in Camarillo Ca.
https://www.peacecamarillo.com/

Rev. Ernie Jeong is pastor of Faith Lutheran Church in Moorpark Ca.
https://www.faithmoorpark.com/

No Place to Hide! Mark 7:14-23

Paul, Matt and Mike discuss preaching Mark 6:45-56 and what it means that our Lord sees us in our struggles. 
 
Rev. Paul Koch is pastor at Grace Lutheran in Ventura Ca. 
http://gracelutheranventura.com/ 
Editor for Craft of Preaching 
http://craftofpreaching.org 
And The Jagged Word 
http://thejaggedword.com 
Cohost of the podcast Ringside with the Preachermen 
https://ringsidepreachers.com/ 
 
Rev. Matt Nolte is pastor of both St Paul in Agoura Hills Ca. and Redeemer in Thousand Oaks. 
http://www.stpaulagoura.com/home.html 
http://redeemer1000oaks.com/index.html 
 
Rev. Mike Schultze is pastor of Peace Lutheran Church in Camarillo Ca. 
https://www.peacecamarillo.com/

Paul, Matt and Mike discuss preaching Mark 6:45-56 and what it means that our Lord sees us in our struggles.

Rev. Paul Koch is pastor at Grace Lutheran in Ventura Ca.
http://gracelutheranventura.com/
Editor for Craft of Preaching
http://craftofpreaching.org
And The Jagged Word
http://thejaggedword.com
Cohost of the podcast Ringside with the Preachermen
https://ringsidepreachers.com/

Rev. Matt Nolte is pastor of both St Paul in Agoura Hills Ca. and Redeemer in Thousand Oaks.
http://www.stpaulagoura.com/home.html
http://redeemer1000oaks.com/index.html

Rev. Mike Schultze is pastor of Peace Lutheran Church in Camarillo Ca.
https://www.peacecamarillo.com/

Your Lord Sees! Mark 6:45-56

Paul and Matt discuss the powerful opportunities for preaching the famous story of the feeding of the 5000. FYI, the video cuts out toward the end but the audio is good throughout. Sorry about that! 
 
Rev. Paul Koch is pastor at Grace Lutheran in Ventura Ca. 
http://gracelutheranventura.com/ 
 
Rev. Matt Nolte is pastor of both St Paul in Agoura Hills Ca. and Redeemer in Thousand Oaks. 
http://www.stpaulagoura.com/home.html 
http://redeemer1000oaks.com/index.html

Paul and Matt discuss the powerful opportunities for preaching the famous story of the feeding of the 5000. FYI, the video cuts out toward the end but the audio is good throughout. Sorry about that!

Rev. Paul Koch is pastor at Grace Lutheran in Ventura Ca.
http://gracelutheranventura.com/

Rev. Matt Nolte is pastor of both St Paul in Agoura Hills Ca. and Redeemer in Thousand Oaks.
http://www.stpaulagoura.com/home.html
http://redeemer1000oaks.com/index.html

An Abundant Feeding: Mark 6:30-44

This one is a wild ride! Join Paul and Matt as they discuss preaching the challenging story of the beheading of John the Baptist.

Off With His Head! Mark 6:14-29

Paul, Matt and Mike take on the joys of preaching an incredible text with two miracle events stacked together.

A Sandwich of Healing! Mark 5:21-43

Paul, Matt and Mike discuss preaching this famous parable about the nature of the Kingdom of God

The Mustard Seed Kingdom: Mark 4:26-34

Paul and Matt are once again joined by Mike to discuss how we might preach this rich text, enjoy!

Blaspheming the Holy Spirit! Mark 3:20-35

Paul and Matt tackle the joys and challenges of preaching on Pentecost Day from John chapters 15 and 16, enjoy!

The Helper We All Need! John 15:27-27; 16:4-15

Paul and Matt talk about preaching the Ascension of our Lord

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